Kurtz Margot E, Nolan Robert B, Rittinger William J
Department of Family and Community Medicine, Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, B211 West Fee Hall, East Lansing, MI 48824-1046, USA.
J Am Osteopath Assoc. 2003 Dec;103(12):597-602.
Data were gathered from 423 osteopathic primary care physicians who are members of the Michigan Osteopathic Association, assessing their attitudes and practices regarding complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Family physicians and general internists were more likely than pediatricians to talk to their patients about CAM. Similarly, female physicians were more likely than male physicians to talk to their patients about CAM or refer their patients for CAM. Finally, physicians aged 35 years and younger were more likely than those 60 years and older to use CAM for themselves or their families. Predominant among the conditions for which the physicians would refer for CAM were long-term problems, traditional therapy failures, psychiatric disorders, and behavioral problems. Results reveal wide variations in the way osteopathic primary care physicians view and use complementary and alternative care.
数据收集自423名密歇根整骨疗法协会的整骨疗法初级保健医生，评估他们对补充和替代医学（CAM）的态度和做法。与儿科医生相比，家庭医生和普通内科医生更有可能与患者谈论CAM。同样，女医生比男医生更有可能与患者谈论CAM或将患者转介接受CAM治疗。最后，35岁及以下的医生比60岁及以上的医生更有可能为自己或家人使用CAM。医生转介患者接受CAM治疗的主要疾病是长期问题、传统治疗失败、精神疾病和行为问题。结果显示，整骨疗法初级保健医生看待和使用补充和替代护理的方式存在很大差异。
